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... in eastern Oregon. The company originated in 1863, and moved to Pendleton in 1906 to take advantage of all the sheep in the Columbia Plateau area. The factory tour took us through all the different processes -- carding, spinning, weaving, and inspection. The elevation in the park is 3,823 feet, and the highs have been in the mid-80's, lows in the high-40's (due to our elevation), and it's been ...

... and headed east for drier weather! We had a Rendezvous with Gary & Sherry from Nine Mile Falls WA at the Pendleton OR rest stop then continued east on I-84 and spent the night in-between LaGrande and Baker City OR. The temp here is colder but without the dampness. We plan to visit friends in Fruitland ID and Adrian OR tomorrow then on to Golden Spike in Promontory UTAH.

I'm writing this a couple of days later, so let's see how well my memory backs me up. I'll start from the evening because that's what I can remember. Scott and I planned to cook our dinner outside on the fire pit. So I cut up some bell peppers, zucchini, and onion, while he marinated some some chicken that we defrosted from the freezer. For a while we were trying to find what to marinated the chicken in, because we didn't want to use anything that had fructose corn syrup in it. ...

... learn so much about the Oregon Trail even though we hadn't planned on it - we just found ourselves there and it was really interesting. We learned about some of the history and natural resources of the area, then packed up to move on to Boise.

I came out of there feeling refreshed, and Dean left with a new hobby! It's really neat to see him completely get into something. I like to encourage him a little and see how far he takes it. ...